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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: MCNSC on May 14, 2013, 09:28:00 PM
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Just picked up a bow that I won on a local on line estate auction. Took a chance as they did not know anything about it except the length which they had wrong. Anyway it is a Bear Kodiak 60" and 49# seems to be in great shape except for the grip covering which is coming off and will have to be replaced. I was wondering if some of the Bear experts could tell me a little about it. Would like to know the mfg date and location
Serial number is EC578. Under the grip there is the number 69224 which may be the mfg date, I don't know. Also where can I find leather that would match the original.
Thanks...Mike
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There were several years with a leather grip. Can you describe the glass color(s) and the wood in the riser?
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The glass is a grayish white wood looks to be maple it has a darker stripe front and back of the riser. It doesn't have a coin. It does have the decal with the standing bear. I did a little research and it seems to be between 1953 and 1959.
The bow shoots great, but I need to get a new string. Also it came with some three blade broadheads the only mark on the heads is a "H" stamped on the ferrel. They are glue on heads. Anyone know what they may be?
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The E serial number and white glass would indicate it to be a 1958.
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The heads are High Precision heads from the 50's.
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Thanks for the help. :thumbsup:
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As it happens, I bought a 1958 Kodiak a couple weeks ago. It prompted similar questions for me, which I found answered here on Trad Gang:
"58 white glass kodiak" (http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=005649)
and
What model year is the "White glass" Kodiak (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=005942)
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Checked out those two threads, interesting to know. Thanks for the heads up on them. I had tried searching for info here without much luck.
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What weight and type of leather are you using (3oz, veg tan, tooling leather, etc.)? Intact grips on my 50's Kodiaks about 1 mm thick; wanting to replicate as closely as possible. Thanks!